Location: Torrita. | |
Australian Soil Classification: Epibasic, Petrocalcic, Hypocalcic CALCAROSOL (medium, slightly gravelly, sandy loamy, very shallow). | |
Northcote Factual Key: Uc 5.22. | Great Soil Group: solonized brown soil. |
Geology: Quaternary aeolian deposits. | General Landscape Description: Lower slope of a low rise between east-west dunes. |
MP17 Landscape |
A1 | 0-12 cm | Dark brown (7.5YR4/4); loamy sand; apedal; weak consistence dry; non calcareous; pH 8.4: | MP17 Profile |
Subsoil | |||
B2 | 12-20 cm | Yellowish red (5YR5/8); sandy loam; apedal; very firm consistence dry; slightly calcareous; pH 8.5: | |
Ck | 20-50 cm | Calcrete layer: | |
D1k | 50-140 cm | Reddish yellow (5YR6/8); sandy loam (clayey); contains very many (50%) fine-earth carbonates; pH 10.0: | |
D2 | 140+ cm | Strong brown (7.5YR5/6); light clayey sand; pH 10.1. |
The surface soil is moderately alkaline. The deeper subsoil is extremely alkaline from 60 cm. | The surface soil has a very low to low salinity rating. The deeper subsoil has a high salinity rating. |
The surface and subsoil are non-sodic. |